NEXT Innovation Center

03/15/2010

Great work at TEDxGreenville (Brenda Laakso and Peter Waldschmidt):
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20100314/COLUMNISTS02/303140012/1037/OPINION/Fix-the-world?-Start-with-ideas

Afternoon break: 300 or so TEDxGreenville conference goers exhale.

02/15/2010

WSJ says jobs growth comes from new business, not small business. Sounds like growth will come from companies like the ones at NEXT Innovation Center. http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052748704013004574517303668357682-lMyQjAxMTAwMDAwNzEwNDcyWj.html

02/06/2010

Take part in designing Merge's "chill corner" in the NEXT Innovation Center.

http://www.mergeweb.com/chill-corner

Help Merge design the Chill Corner, a cool place to hang out and get work done in our new digs at the NEXT Building. Earn a $100 gift card if you win!

12/22/2009

NEXT Innovation Center in the news; new jobs coming into the Upstate!
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20091221/OPINION/912210301/1009/Greenville-News-editorial-Deal-s-a-blueprint-for-tech-economy

South Carolina and the Upstate have successfully helped nurture a start-up technology firm that will grow exponentially following its acquisition by a British company. The process provides a template

12/21/2009

Michelin opens pipeline to stimulate the lifeblood of the economy by supporting (funding) small business.
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20091216/BUSINESS/912160343/Initial-recipients-of-Michelin-Development-Upstate-loans-announced

Three Upstate businesses — two in Greenville County and one in Spartanburg — were the initial recipients of a total of $115,000 in low-interest funding from Michelin Development Upstate.

12/17/2009

The NEXT Innovation Center is a unique collaboration of innovators and space. Here's an inside look at the people and the place.

The high resolution version is available at Greenville's special place for all things Upstate GreenvilleHD.com: http://www.greenvillehd.com/greenville-sc-technology/next_innovation_center/

12/03/2009

Here's a 360° visual tour of the NEXT Innovation Center: http://www.spinatour.com/next/tour.html

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10/08/2009

Lydia Dishman has an article in FastCompany on Bidendum's history and historic makeover: http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/lydia-dishman/all-your-business/michelin-mans-modern-world http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/lydia-dishman/all-your-business/michelin-mans-modern-world

bib martiniHe started out as a bespectacled, cigar-chomping good Samaritan made from a stack of tires. Hoisting a martini glass full of road detritus. Bibendum (from the Latin, to drink) was the epitome ...

09/18/2009

When you step into the lobby, you're entering community collaboration space. Enjoy a cup of coffee while you visit with innovators, or use one of the six conference rooms off the lobby for a brainstorming meeting. There's room to grow here.

09/10/2009

If you're looking for folks who are bringing together people to innovate, create, and succeed, you may want to check out:

SwampFox: A Facebook-like community of regional innovation-oriented people and companies http://www.swampfox.ws/

The Nano Center at USC: http://www.nano.sc.edu/

SC Launch: Helping entrepreneurs grow companies, create jobs, and bring innovative products to market http://www.sclaunch.org/

You connect with others in the Swamp Fox Community both online and at events. The Swamp Fox Community already has hundreds of online profiles. Each person provides a bio, their expertise or resources others may need, and what they are seeking. ...

09/10/2009

Here's more information on the economic development program Michelin is conducting from NEXT:

Michelin Development provides low cost loans and access to our considerable business expertise in various locations, world wide.

http://www.michelindevelopment.us/

09/02/2009

Press conference on September 1, 2009, to launch Michelin Development Upstate and introduce the community to their new home in the NEXT Innovation Center.